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costaricamapa.com

PWA · maps · nature tourism · 2026

Interactive map of Costa Rica's 150+ protected areas (SINAC). Explore parks, reserves and refuges, and keep track of the ones you've visited.

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## the problem

Information about protected areas is scattered and not built for travellers. costaricamapa brings it together in a fast, installable map with a touch of play.

## what it does

Pan-and-zoom SVG map of the whole country
Category filters: national parks, refuges, reserves, wetlands
Visited-areas tracking with Google sign-in
14 achievement badges (volcanoes, marine, green lung…)
Installable PWA

## stack

Angular 21
Angular Material
ASP.NET Core 10
EF Core
SQL Server
Firebase Auth
Linode · nginx · PM2
GitHub Actions

## notes

Designed and built with AI-assisted engineering (Claude Code); in production since August 2026 on a three-tier Linode infrastructure.

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